The Shemwell Family

Samuel Ernest ChambersAge: 74 years18811956

Name
Samuel Ernest Chambers
Given names
Samuel Ernest
Surname
Chambers
Birth August 24, 1881 27 25
Birth of a sisterMary Claudia Chambers
March 15, 1885 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Burris Chambers
February 22, 1889 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherMack Daniel Chambers
January 15, 1890 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna L Chambers
March 14, 1892 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherMartin Thomas Chambers
July 23, 1895 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmaline McGehee
September 11, 1899 (Age 18 years)
Death of a fatherWillis C Chambers
1899 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherNancy Adeline Johnson
1899 (Age 17 years)
Note: Nancy's son, James B Chambers, was listed in the 1900 Census as an Orphan living with his half-brother (Eugene E Tilley). This suggests that Nancy died before 1900.
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageRhoda Arlena BatesView this family
August 9, 1903 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Henry Chambers
about 1909 (Age 27 years)
Death of a brotherJames Burris Chambers
November 12, 1914 (Age 33 years)
MarriageAnnie May WilliamsonView this family
January 23, 1915 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Idella Chambers
May 25, 1916 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 36 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a brotherMartin Thomas Chambers
April 12, 1932 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Harris “Horace” Chambers
October 13, 1933 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a wifeAnnie May Williamson
January 8, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterRuth Viola “Ruthie” Chambers
September 28, 1950 (Age 69 years)
Death of a wifeRhoda Arlena Bates
July 30, 1951 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death June 15, 1956 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cherry Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 4, 1875Conway, Arkansas, United States
-14 months
elder sister
5 years
elder brother
Henry Harris “Horace” Chambers
Birth: January 1, 1879 25 23Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 13, 1933England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
3 years
himself
4 years
younger sister
Mary Claudia Chambers
Birth: March 15, 1885 31 29Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 15, 1972London, Pope, Arkansas, United States
4 years
younger brother
James Burris Chambers
Birth: February 22, 1889 35 33Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 12, 1914Conway, Arkansas, United States
11 months
younger brother
Mack Daniel Chambers
Birth: January 15, 1890 36 34Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 9, 1975Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Anna L Chambers
Birth: March 14, 1892 38 36Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1987Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Martin Thomas Chambers
Birth: July 23, 1895 41 39Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 12, 1932Mounds, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Rhoda Arlena Bates - View this family
himself
wife
Rhoda Arlena Bates
Birth: February 12, 1880Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 30, 1951Tulare, California, United States
Marriage: August 9, 1903Conway, Arkansas, United States
6 years
son
Family with Annie May Williamson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 23, 1915Perry, Arkansas, United States
16 months
daughter
Idella Chambers
Birth: May 25, 1916 34 32Arkansas, United States
Death: March 29, 1986North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joshua David Barnes - Household

ED 10 Nichols, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Barnes, DavidheadWMOct183267M41KYPAKYFarmer0YesNoYesOFF
Barnes, Nancy EwifeWFOct183366M41115KYIrelandKYYesNoYes
Barnes, JohnsonWMJul186633SMOKYKYFarmer0YesYesYes
Barnes, NancygranddaughterWFApr189010SARMOARAt School2YesYesYes
Chambers, ErnestSon (James) brother-in-lawWMAug188118SARARARFarm Laborer3YesNoYes